In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
BOURBONS
Noun
bourbons
plural of bourbon
Noun
Bourbons
plural of Bourbon
Source: Wiktionary
BOURBON
Bour"bon, n. Etym: [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon in central France.]
1. A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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